FC releases September Ranking for 2013 NHL Draft

It’ll be tough for Halifax Mooseheads forward Nathan MacKinnon to improve upon his draft ranking.

The 17-year-old claimed the title as the top performer in Future Considerations’ preliminary ranking for the 2013 NHL Draft last June. He’s done nothing in the last there months that has scouts doubting that performance.

If anything, its MacKinnon’s Mooseheads teammates Jonathan Drouin and Zachary Fucale that have upped their presence heading into the season. Both, alongside MacKinnon, helped Canada to gold at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial, creating positive momentum heading into the biggest season of their careers.

The duo weren’t the only Canadians to help their cause at the Hlinka. Prince Albert Raiders defenseman Josh Morrissey jumped 11 spots from the Preliminary Ranking to 15 while his WHL counterpart Curtis Lazar cracked the top-10 after debuting at 12 in June.

Canadians weren’t the only ones to see a boost.

After starting at 16 in June, Quebec Remparts forward Adam Erne rose to 13. Erne, regarded as the top American-born forward in the draft, is joined by teammate Anthony Duclair in the top-30.

Perhaps the biggest spike came from six-foot-four Russian Nikita Zadorov. The London Knights defenseman and ninth overall pick in this summer’s CHL Import Draft jumped on the radar, debuting on the Top-30 at 21.